Prof. Jean Zinn-Justin
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| − | His scientific interests centre around quantum field theory and renormalization group, and their applications to particle physics and the statistical physics of phase transitions. With Lee, he has given the first proof of the renormalizability of gauge theories in the symmetry broken phase, as relevant for weak interactions. With first Le Guillou and then Guida, he has | + | His scientific interests centre around quantum field theory and renormalization group, and their applications to particle physics and the statistical physics of phase transitions. With Lee, he has given the first proof of the renormalizability of gauge theories in the symmetry broken phase, as relevant for weak interactions. With first Le Guillou and then Guida, he has derived the most precise estimates of critical exponents by field theoretical methods. |
As technical tools, he has contributed to the field integral formmulation of quantum field theory, to the understanding of the divergence of perturbation series by semi-calssical methods (instantons) and to the development of methods to sum divergent series. | As technical tools, he has contributed to the field integral formmulation of quantum field theory, to the understanding of the divergence of perturbation series by semi-calssical methods (instantons) and to the development of methods to sum divergent series. | ||
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Jean Zinn-Justin IRFU and IPhT, CEA Saclay, France
EducationJean Zinn-Justin graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (France) in 1964 and did his PhD thesis under the supervision of Marcel Froissart (University of Orsay, 1968). PositionsHe has a permanent position in the CEA-Saclay theory group since 1966, was postdoc in Stony-Brook (1971-1972), fellow at CERN, lecturer in Princeton and Harvard (Loeb lecturer) and Harris scholar at MIT. He has directed Les Houches school of Physics, the CEA-Saclay theoretical Institute and more recently the CEA Institute of Research into the fundamental Laws of the Universe (IRFU) also in Saclay. He has also been the head editor of Journal de Physique, Journal of Physics A (IOPP) and still belongs to the Board of several scientific journals. Awards
ResearchResearch interestsHis scientific interests centre around quantum field theory and renormalization group, and their applications to particle physics and the statistical physics of phase transitions. With Lee, he has given the first proof of the renormalizability of gauge theories in the symmetry broken phase, as relevant for weak interactions. With first Le Guillou and then Guida, he has derived the most precise estimates of critical exponents by field theoretical methods. As technical tools, he has contributed to the field integral formmulation of quantum field theory, to the understanding of the divergence of perturbation series by semi-calssical methods (instantons) and to the development of methods to sum divergent series. Selected articles and books
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